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The hospitality industry is a highly demanded and rapidly developing area, covering a huge number of specialties. European education in this area will allow you to find work in the restaurant business, event industry, sports management, sales and the premium segment.
Universities work closely with the hotel sector and develop training programs taking into account the requests of employers, the study is focused on practical knowledge and skills.
Often employers are looking for personnel for middle and high positions even among students, thanks to which students of European universities have good chances to undergo a paid internship and conclude an employment contract with an international company.
Leisure and hospitality programs cover a large number of subjects: students learn management skills, effective communication with people, and develop leadership skills.
Best Hospitality & Leisure Management universities in Europe 2026 - QS World University rankings
| 1 | EHL - Ecole hôtelière de Lausanne |
| 2 | SHMS - Swiss Hotel Management School |
| 3 | César Ritz Colleges Switzerland |
| 4 | Les Roches Global Hospitality Education |
| 5 | Hotel Institute Montreux |
| 6 | Culinary Arts Academy Switzerland |
| 7 | Glion Institute of Higher Education |
| 8 | Hotel School The Hague |
| 9 | Vatel, Hotel and Tourism Business School |
| 10 | University of Surrey |
| 11 | EUHT StPOL Barcelona - Sant Pol School of Hospitality and Culinary Management |
| 12 | Bournemouth University |
| 13 | International Management Institute Switzerland |
| 14 | Oxford Brookes University |
| 15 | HTMi Hotel and Tourism Management Institute Switzerland |
| 16 | Breda University of Applied Sciences |
| 17 | University of Derby |
| 18 | Ural Federal University - UrFU |
| 19 | Business and Hotel Management School |
| 20 | Lomonosov Moscow State University |
| 21 | University of Strathclyde |
| 22 | Plekhanov Russian University of Economics |
| 23 | Ca' Foscari University of Venice |
| 24 | Ecole Hôtelière de Genève |
| 25 | Institut Lyfe (formerly Institut Paul Bocuse) |
| 26 | Leeds Beckett University |
| 27 | Manchester Metropolitan University |
| 28 | Middlesex University |
| 29 | RUDN University |
| 30 | Sheffield Hallam University |
| 31 | Technological University of Dublin |
| 32 | Ulster University |
| 33 | CETT - University of Barcelona |
| 34 | University of Alicante |
| 35 | University of Amsterdam |
| 36 | University of Lausanne |
| 37 | Bocconi University |
| 38 | Alma Mater Studiorum - University of Bologna |
| 39 | Copenhagen Business School |
| 40 | ESSEC Business School |
| 41 | Edinburgh Napier University |
| 42 | HSE University |
| 43 | Heriot-Watt University |
| 44 | Lund University |
| 45 | St. Petersburg State University |
| 46 | Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv |
| 47 | The University of Manchester |
| 48 | Universidad Autónoma de Madrid |
| 49 | Universidad de Sevilla |
| 50 | Universitat Ramon Llull |
